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a number of republican senators including john mccain say chuck hagel is not qualified for the job but they indicate that they're going to allow the full senate to vote because what happened ten days ago was that the senators voted to postpone the vote and to continue the debate so it's all likely that they're going to keep stalling the vote over chuck hagel is confirmation and he will be confirmed there's no doubt about that the votes are there but the humiliation that he had to go through during these last few months sent a message all by itself right now chuck hagel is this repenting figure who keeps apologizing for the positions he had taken before for the statements he had made before including that war with iran should not be an option including his criticism of israel's actions and other foreign policy views that he had expressed as a senator the congress effectively showed their readiness to destroy anyone who would allow themselves to descend from washington's core foreign policy belief so despite all the apologizing that mr hagel has done one senator said he almost had tears
a number of republican senators including john mccain say chuck hagel is not qualified for the job but they indicate that they're going to allow the full senate to vote because what happened ten days ago was that the senators voted to postpone the vote and to continue the debate so it's all likely that they're going to keep stalling the vote over chuck hagel is confirmation and he will be confirmed there's no doubt about that the votes are there but the humiliation that he had to go through...
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defense chief sponsor raul on capitol hill with some republicans worry chuck hagel foreign policies may be too soft for their liking. forcing that eight year old girl to speed at one hundred kilometers an hour on a snowy road the russian capital of course anger in the online community with the latest viral video showcasing extreme examples of russian driving. it to me reaches an economic and political dead end as the country's crucial general election delivers no clear winner with the population of massively rejecting austerity policies. welcome to all to you live from moscow it's midday in the russian capital. capitol hill's been shaken by a major bipartisan clash over the need to fend secretary chuck hagel was an hourly approved by the senate after coming under fire from fellow republicans for past criticism of the iraq war on the jewish lobby with some believing he could also be too soft on iran but president obama firmly believes he's the right man for the job is gone she can reports chuck hagel was confirmed by the senate fifty eight votes for forty one vote against a narrow vote a
defense chief sponsor raul on capitol hill with some republicans worry chuck hagel foreign policies may be too soft for their liking. forcing that eight year old girl to speed at one hundred kilometers an hour on a snowy road the russian capital of course anger in the online community with the latest viral video showcasing extreme examples of russian driving. it to me reaches an economic and political dead end as the country's crucial general election delivers no clear winner with the...
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. >> hagel's frenemies. he gets roughed up by his former colleagues in the senate. >> i have already stated that i regret the terminology. i should have said recognized instead of legitimate. if i had an opportunity to edit like, it like many things i've said, i would like to go back and change the words and the meaning. >> will he be weakened even if he is confirmed? and final act, for now at least. it's hillary clinton's last day at the state department. >> so these last days have been bittersweet for me. but this opportunity that i have here before you gives me some time to reflect on the distance that weave traveled and to take stock of what we've done and what is left to do. >> and as she leaves the state department this afternoon, john kerry will arrive to be sworn in by justice alina keggen, and nor sentimental sendoff. 30 rock ends its seven-year run with lots of laughs and familiar faces. >> looked like another cold one in the midwest. >> bundle up, everyone. if you can, get hit by a car. >> accordi
. >> hagel's frenemies. he gets roughed up by his former colleagues in the senate. >> i have already stated that i regret the terminology. i should have said recognized instead of legitimate. if i had an opportunity to edit like, it like many things i've said, i would like to go back and change the words and the meaning. >> will he be weakened even if he is confirmed? and final act, for now at least. it's hillary clinton's last day at the state department. >> so these...
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he felt that it was disloyal. >> well, i was there with senator hagel. i think one of the reasons that senator obama joined us on the trip was he wanted to get a firsthand impression about iraq and afghanistan, and also, he wanted a perspective from someone who was a republican, clearly republican, but also a combat veteran, someone who had a great feel for the military. i can't speculate about senator mccain's reaction. i can say, though, john mccain is one of the -- he is serious about all the issues. he is treating this nomination like everything he --s with great seriousness, and i commend him for that. >> we're just learning that at least the associated press and the boston globe both reporting that scott brown will not be running for the seat next toor to you in rhode island. what do you think of that, since he was widely viewed as the biggest challenge to a perspective democrat running for that open seat? of course, the john kerry seat. >> i -- all politics is local. i'm a little surprised, but i -- my reaction would be that he has made a decision
he felt that it was disloyal. >> well, i was there with senator hagel. i think one of the reasons that senator obama joined us on the trip was he wanted to get a firsthand impression about iraq and afghanistan, and also, he wanted a perspective from someone who was a republican, clearly republican, but also a combat veteran, someone who had a great feel for the military. i can't speculate about senator mccain's reaction. i can say, though, john mccain is one of the -- he is serious about...
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the pentagon is bracing for change chuck hagel will be sworn in as the new u.s. defense secretary later on wednesday he's come under fire from fellow republicans for past criticism of the iraq war and the jewish lobby and some believing he could also be too soft on iran but president obama firmly believes he's the right man for the job he's going to take on the courts. chuck hagel was confirmed by the senate fifty eight votes for forty one vote against a narrow vote as you can see but he can find in louisville all that apologizing and repenting behind and he had to do a lot of that to get the job she has been working very hard to tailor his views so as to please congress as a senator chuck hagel allowed himself to oppose the surge in iraq or to criticize israel's policies to oppose seeing war with iran as an option but as the president's nominee for the defense secretary position he backtracked on much of what he had said before and did it as as even his supporters noted in a rather clumsy way but in a way that showed how much he wanted the job and the whole conf
the pentagon is bracing for change chuck hagel will be sworn in as the new u.s. defense secretary later on wednesday he's come under fire from fellow republicans for past criticism of the iraq war and the jewish lobby and some believing he could also be too soft on iran but president obama firmly believes he's the right man for the job he's going to take on the courts. chuck hagel was confirmed by the senate fifty eight votes for forty one vote against a narrow vote as you can see but he can...
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chuck hagel narrowly wins u.s. senate approval to become the new defense secretary but his policies draw fire from capitol hill especially among his own sello republicans. italy upsets the austerity apple cart out voters say no to more cuts but leave parliament in turmoil raising fears that the country's political crisis will negatively impact the eurozone. and how's this for a minor traffic offense the shocking video posted by a russian couple of their eight year old daughter driving and dangerous beats. live from our studios in moscow you're watching r t with me and use the now way it's good to have you with us our top story this hour chuck hagel has been narrowly approved by the u.s. senate as the new defense secretary but he came under fire from fellow republicans for his past criticism of the iraq war and the israeli lobby with some believing he could also be too soft on iran nature can now on the clash on capitol hill. chuck hagel was confirmed by the senate fifty eight votes for forty one vote against a narr
chuck hagel narrowly wins u.s. senate approval to become the new defense secretary but his policies draw fire from capitol hill especially among his own sello republicans. italy upsets the austerity apple cart out voters say no to more cuts but leave parliament in turmoil raising fears that the country's political crisis will negatively impact the eurozone. and how's this for a minor traffic offense the shocking video posted by a russian couple of their eight year old daughter driving and...
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senators to confirm chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense when the filibuster comes to an end after the vote now drew the ire of republicans from the i'll set out from the start as some of his views put him at all odds with his own party meanwhile a lackluster performance at his initial confirmation hearing didn't help either party's going to have the details. you will be confirmed there is no doubt about that the votes are there but the humiliation that he had to go through during these last few months sent a message all by itself right now chuck hagel is this repenting figure who keeps apologizing for the positions he had taken before for the statements he had made before including that war with iran should not be an option including his criticism of israel's actions and other foreign policy views that he had expressed as a senator the congress effectively showed their readiness to destroy anyone who would allow themselves to descend from washington's core foreign policy belief so despite all the apologizing that mr hague old has done one senator said he almost had tears in
senators to confirm chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense when the filibuster comes to an end after the vote now drew the ire of republicans from the i'll set out from the start as some of his views put him at all odds with his own party meanwhile a lackluster performance at his initial confirmation hearing didn't help either party's going to have the details. you will be confirmed there is no doubt about that the votes are there but the humiliation that he had to go through during these...
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chuck hagel was not going to give it to him. >> john mccain is not the issue it is chuck hagel. his prproblem is not synta it is elementary knowledge. he spoke about the government of iran as a legitimate elected government. we know that the revolutution of 2009 was sparked by the fact that it was a rigd election, at an illegitimate government. the clip i wanted you to show was the one in which he was asked about the policy of contaient. it was not a bad during issue. he said, yes i support the administration's policy on containment. he then received a note and says i he been told i made a mistake. of course, i am not in support of that.t. the policy of this administration on containining is that it does not have a policy. at which point, democratic senator levin had to rescue him and said, in fact, the administration has a policy of containment, and it is to oppose it. he was clueless. >> colby. clueless? >> he was in a position where he had to dodge a little bit. let'go back to the exchange with senator mccain on the surge.e. the issue was never the surge when you talk about i
chuck hagel was not going to give it to him. >> john mccain is not the issue it is chuck hagel. his prproblem is not synta it is elementary knowledge. he spoke about the government of iran as a legitimate elected government. we know that the revolutution of 2009 was sparked by the fact that it was a rigd election, at an illegitimate government. the clip i wanted you to show was the one in which he was asked about the policy of contaient. it was not a bad during issue. he said, yes i...
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chuck hagel was not going to give it to him. >> john mccain is not the issue, it is chuck hagel. his problem is not some tax, it is knowledge, elementary knowledge. he spoke about the government of iran as illegitimate the elected government. we know that the rolutn of 2009 was part byhe ft tha it was a rigged election, an illegitimate economy. the clip i wanted you to show was the one in which he said, he was asked about the policy of containment. it was not a bad during issue. he says, yes, i support the administration's policy of containment. he then gets a note that says, i have been told that i made a mistake. of course i am not in support of that. a policy of this administration on containment is that it does t have a policy of containment. at whi poi democratic senator levin had to rescue him and said, in fact, the administration has a policy of containment, and it is to oppose it. he was clueless. >> colby? >> he was in the position where he had to dodge a little bit. let's go back to the exchange with senator mccain on the surge. the issue was never the surge when you ta
chuck hagel was not going to give it to him. >> john mccain is not the issue, it is chuck hagel. his problem is not some tax, it is knowledge, elementary knowledge. he spoke about the government of iran as illegitimate the elected government. we know that the rolutn of 2009 was part byhe ft tha it was a rigged election, an illegitimate economy. the clip i wanted you to show was the one in which he said, he was asked about the policy of containment. it was not a bad during issue. he says,...
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this is our foreign policy download, chuck hagel, new defense secretary, known to be in his past, soft on iran, in his policy. beginning with you, with iran and the news, and talk of lessening sanctions if they come to the table and stop with the uraiuranium enrichment? >> i think what secretary kerry said, dire consequences, they have been talking about dire consequences for years, nothing happens, if you are iran, what have you looked at? north korea, puny north korea, and they have gotten away with making nuclear weapons, what is going stop you, dire consequences? i don't think so, what happened in last tw two weeks in a have ' a lot closer, they ramped up their nuclear enrichment. and vice president of u.s. asked for direct talks, they said no thank you very much, i think they are racing to the finish now. >> that sunset eling, -- that that is unsettling. >> the thing is watch right now is installations of advance centrifuges they are far more efficient, they are beginning to be installed in the underground bunker facility, known as the fordo outside of the wholly city of where the
this is our foreign policy download, chuck hagel, new defense secretary, known to be in his past, soft on iran, in his policy. beginning with you, with iran and the news, and talk of lessening sanctions if they come to the table and stop with the uraiuranium enrichment? >> i think what secretary kerry said, dire consequences, they have been talking about dire consequences for years, nothing happens, if you are iran, what have you looked at? north korea, puny north korea, and they have...
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secretary of defense hagel will have to cope with a company long accused of using his cozy government ties to dodge the hands of justice last week the part private contractor firm academy formerly known infamously so as blackwater escaped with little more than a slap on the wrist over a new arms smuggling scandal michael o'brien is the author of a book called america's failure in iraq and he thinks it's essentially immune from prosecution. they're just follow on charges after the the debacle at mr square in the big beard september of two thousand and seven. course that was where the seventeen iraqis were were killed these are follow on charges that were. pushed against blackwater course that that's the old name the company technically doesn't exist that way they can you know technically legally sever the relationship the trop the charges three people were just look to walk to the charges were reduced to five thousand dollar fine slap on the wrist i think it also there's house arrest for four months or so. and the other thing too is they they claim that they were buying these weapons f
secretary of defense hagel will have to cope with a company long accused of using his cozy government ties to dodge the hands of justice last week the part private contractor firm academy formerly known infamously so as blackwater escaped with little more than a slap on the wrist over a new arms smuggling scandal michael o'brien is the author of a book called america's failure in iraq and he thinks it's essentially immune from prosecution. they're just follow on charges after the the debacle at...
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why is he fighting hagel over vietnam? >> well, it's interesting because he's ostensibly fighting with him over iraq, but it immediately becomes over vietnam. he seems to be mad that hagel took issue with him about iraq and compared it to vietnam being the big blunder, which, of course, mccain and hagel both served in. you know, when mccain talks about iraq, all he wants to talk about is from the surge on. it's as if everything before that didn't happen and didn't count, and we can still debate whether the surge worked or not, but the bigger issue is whether iraq was as bad as vietnam, and he doesn't want to have that argument. >> here is mccain sinking his teeth into hagel's ankle here, and he wouldn't let go on the question of the iraq surge. again, what david said. let's listen again, back again to the old war. >> were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam? were you correct or incorrect? >> my -- >> yes or no. >> my referenc
why is he fighting hagel over vietnam? >> well, it's interesting because he's ostensibly fighting with him over iraq, but it immediately becomes over vietnam. he seems to be mad that hagel took issue with him about iraq and compared it to vietnam being the big blunder, which, of course, mccain and hagel both served in. you know, when mccain talks about iraq, all he wants to talk about is from the surge on. it's as if everything before that didn't happen and didn't count, and we can still...
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was wrong. >> what should hagel have said? what would you have told him to say? >> i think he said correctly, we're going to let history judge iraq, because frankly chuck hagel could have said, senator mccain, i think i might have been wrong on iraq. were you wrong on iraq? here's the question. none of that is anything that the next secretary of defense is going to deal with. hold on. let's split this into two buckets. there was the totalally out of context questions that won't bear on what the next secretary of defense will do. he seemed unprepared on the questions that quite frankly he knew were coming. >> he had mock hearings. should he go to the president and say, do you still have confidence in me? >> i'm reminded through weeks into his first term of the obama administration. time geithner gives a speech at the treasury department about our banking industry and how to save it. three weeks into the administration. three weeks into his tenure. the market dropped 382 points. two weeks ago, tim geithner walked out of the trea
was wrong. >> what should hagel have said? what would you have told him to say? >> i think he said correctly, we're going to let history judge iraq, because frankly chuck hagel could have said, senator mccain, i think i might have been wrong on iraq. were you wrong on iraq? here's the question. none of that is anything that the next secretary of defense is going to deal with. hold on. let's split this into two buckets. there was the totalally out of context questions that won't bear...
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what about chuck hagel? chuck, you had leon panetta on "meet the press" this weekend, and martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs. let me ask both of you what kind of power that chuck hagel would have, assuming he gets confirmed? how does he move into this period where he has to really fight for resources from congress and also deal within the cabinet, deal with the white house? snoo that seems to be the real question now. it's not if he is going to get confirmed. the political votes are there. another republican came on board over the weekend. roy blunt will vote no, but not filibuster. the votes are there to confirm him. that is not the question. the question is he going to have the political swagger, if you will, that secretary of defense immediate to both operate inside the pentagon, and that's -- you heard robert gibbs, former press secretary yesterday say it was a little disconcerting watching him give those answers. they made a strategic decision not to have a debate with those republican sen
what about chuck hagel? chuck, you had leon panetta on "meet the press" this weekend, and martin dempsey, the chairman of the joint chiefs. let me ask both of you what kind of power that chuck hagel would have, assuming he gets confirmed? how does he move into this period where he has to really fight for resources from congress and also deal within the cabinet, deal with the white house? snoo that seems to be the real question now. it's not if he is going to get confirmed. the...
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chuck hagel is officially sworn in as the new u.s. secretary of defense after winning narrow senate approval for his policies are drawing fire from capitol hill with his own fellow republicans among his most vocal critics. it's elise in chaos after the parliamentary election fails to produce a clear winner is european leaders fear the country's political turmoil could have a strong negative effect on the entire eurozone expert comment coming home. and. this for a minor literally traffic offense the shocking video posted by a russian couple of their eight year old daughter driving on public roads is it dangerous. even if you just joined us eleven pm now here in moscow it's kevin owen live at r t h q with you in our top story chuck hagel is now officially the u.s. defense secretary but only after being narrowly approved by the senate he's been under fire from fellow republicans for his past criticism of the iraq war and the israeli lobby with some believing he also could be too soft on iran it's also of course just two days before billi
chuck hagel is officially sworn in as the new u.s. secretary of defense after winning narrow senate approval for his policies are drawing fire from capitol hill with his own fellow republicans among his most vocal critics. it's elise in chaos after the parliamentary election fails to produce a clear winner is european leaders fear the country's political turmoil could have a strong negative effect on the entire eurozone expert comment coming home. and. this for a minor literally traffic offense...
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senators to confirm chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense with a vote expected in just over an hour drew the ire of republicans from the outset as some of his views have put him at odds with his own party meanwhile a lackluster performance at his initial confirmation hearing didn't exactly help either while we're now joined live by our team is a guy in nature karen who is in washington for more gaia thanks for joining us there i'm curious is this really going to be a rubber stamp now or do you book spec that perhaps we'll see some other last minute hitches in this confirmation. well lucy at this point everything pretty much everything indicates that chuck hagel will finally be confirmed as defense secretary and he can finally leave behind all that apologizing and we're painting and he had to do a lot of that to get the job chuck hagel has been working very hard to tailor his views so as to please congress as a senator chuck hagel allowed himself to oppose the surge in iraq for example to criticize israel's policies to oppose seeing war with iran as an option but as the presiden
senators to confirm chuck hagel as the next secretary of defense with a vote expected in just over an hour drew the ire of republicans from the outset as some of his views have put him at odds with his own party meanwhile a lackluster performance at his initial confirmation hearing didn't exactly help either while we're now joined live by our team is a guy in nature karen who is in washington for more gaia thanks for joining us there i'm curious is this really going to be a rubber stamp now or...
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chuck hagel narrowly wins u.s. senate approval to become the new defense secretary but his policies draw fire from capitol hill especially among his own fellow republicans. italy upsets the austerity apple cart its voters say no to more cuts leave parliament in turmoil raising fears that the country's political crisis will negatively impact the eurozone. how is this for a minor traffic in france the shocking video posted by a russian couple of their eight year old daughter driving and dangerous speeds. it's seven pm here in moscow ten am in washington you're watching archie with me and he says now only chuck hagel is now officially the u.s. defense secretary but only after being narrowly approved by the senate he's been under fire from fellow republicans for his past criticism of the iraq war and the israeli lobby with some believing he could also be too soft on iran it's also just two days before billions of dollars in budget cuts are scheduled to hit the military has a can now on the clash on capitol hill. chuck
chuck hagel narrowly wins u.s. senate approval to become the new defense secretary but his policies draw fire from capitol hill especially among his own fellow republicans. italy upsets the austerity apple cart its voters say no to more cuts leave parliament in turmoil raising fears that the country's political crisis will negatively impact the eurozone. how is this for a minor traffic in france the shocking video posted by a russian couple of their eight year old daughter driving and dangerous...
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obama chose to stay with this and to be i think more courageous and stuck with his choice and hagel is said to be appointed that is one example we have of obama standing up to the pro israel lobby and the probe is ready right now on the other hand what we've also heard is that right after these talks in credit has done and wendy sherman the undersecretary of state for political affairs in the state department will be heading to used to fill the israeli is in on the talks so i think what we have to focus on as i said is the u.s. israeli perspective how much the u.s. is bore them till now the indicators show that the u.s. is still toeing the israeli line in how to deal with iran and also i think it's becoming increasingly clear that there is nobody in washington and if ever since the islamic revolution until today has shown the boldness to take a different approach simply because the i'm a noise in the islamic republic has become a trend and it's too scary to abandon that demonizing process and as i said we have to look at the you know the boldness on the american side one point i jus
obama chose to stay with this and to be i think more courageous and stuck with his choice and hagel is said to be appointed that is one example we have of obama standing up to the pro israel lobby and the probe is ready right now on the other hand what we've also heard is that right after these talks in credit has done and wendy sherman the undersecretary of state for political affairs in the state department will be heading to used to fill the israeli is in on the talks so i think what we have...
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and chuck hagel. and you can not compare the first two to chuck hagel. after i watched the hearing, i remembered the lyrics to a country song. you mean i shaved my legs for this? you mean we're having this huge fight over this guy who cannot even articulate our policy towards iran? >> robert? >> let's be clear. >> this performance was not good. >> two things. i want to go about something that ana just said. if you turned on cspan and hadn't watched tv in the intervening six years, you would think we had 150,000 troops parked right now in iraq. this next defense secretary is not going to deal with iraq and the surge. this was a vanity thing for john mccain to try to prove to a former friend who disagreed with him that he was right on the surge and that chuck hagel was wrong. >> what should hagel have said? what would you have told him to say? >> i think he said correctly, we're going to let history judge iraq, because frankly chuck hagel could have said, senator mccain, i think i might have been wrong on iraq. were you wrong on iraq? here's the question.
and chuck hagel. and you can not compare the first two to chuck hagel. after i watched the hearing, i remembered the lyrics to a country song. you mean i shaved my legs for this? you mean we're having this huge fight over this guy who cannot even articulate our policy towards iran? >> robert? >> let's be clear. >> this performance was not good. >> two things. i want to go about something that ana just said. if you turned on cspan and hadn't watched tv in the intervening...
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chuck hagel's nomination has nothing to do with benghazi. if there were issues the senators have of benghazi it should have come up during senator kerrkerry's nomination process. it does not. the fact that chuck hagel's nomination process is about benghazi when first it was the issues he had with afghanistan and iraq and the positions that he has with israel, what is this about really? this is really about hyperpartisanship at its absolute worst to the detriment of our national security. >> you think the hearing where john mccain gave a piggy back ride to john kerry where this should have come up as opposed to the hearing with john mccain and chuck haggle. >> i don't make it up but certainly yes. >> processing that. i want to thank everybody today for their time on this president's day. thanks so much. appreciate it. >>> more on the white house's leaked immigration plan b. joining me is florida democratic congresswoman joe garcia, a member of the house hispanic caucus. we're talking about the leak has gotten such big reaction from the right
chuck hagel's nomination has nothing to do with benghazi. if there were issues the senators have of benghazi it should have come up during senator kerrkerry's nomination process. it does not. the fact that chuck hagel's nomination process is about benghazi when first it was the issues he had with afghanistan and iraq and the positions that he has with israel, what is this about really? this is really about hyperpartisanship at its absolute worst to the detriment of our national security....
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chuck hagel is in a precarious position. he did a bad job in that confirmation hearing. he came unprepared and left a lot of questions in a lot of people's minds. he's sort of open game for the republicans a little bit at this point. whether they really really, really really do this and mount a filibuster, which has never been done, the democrats, you know the people point to john tower back in 1989, but the democrats didn't filibuster john tower, they voted against him and defeated him. whether the republicans in the minority actually filibuster a presidential nomination for defense secretary that would be unprecedented and quite surprising and very controversial. >> i personally don't think it's going to happen. his performance was not good, but i don't think it had anything to do with that. i think there were minds made up before they got there. i think this is what, you know, is part of republican dog in a now. i think it's really the big problem that they have is that their minds are made up before they get there. they think they're going to vote a certain way and j
chuck hagel is in a precarious position. he did a bad job in that confirmation hearing. he came unprepared and left a lot of questions in a lot of people's minds. he's sort of open game for the republicans a little bit at this point. whether they really really, really really do this and mount a filibuster, which has never been done, the democrats, you know the people point to john tower back in 1989, but the democrats didn't filibuster john tower, they voted against him and defeated him....
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thank you both very much. >>> if hagel is confirmed, pan, a is a happy short timer. i asked him about a departure date. he indicated he'd be home in california on or before valentine's day. when we return in his first term president obama focused on health care, some thought to the detriment of the economy. is he in danger of making the same mistake twice. >>> later koor, could a piece o equipment from the nfl's past protect players from today. one that's always eluded me....
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hagel did? >> well, these hearings are tough, especially when everybody is targeting you. i guess i was really disappointed that a lot of that hearing focused on the past as opposed to the challenges that a secretary of defense has to confront. >> you know capitol hill. you got a record. what else do you move on? >> i understand. you also have to talk about what a secretary of defense has to face, a war on afghanistan, we've got sequester problems and budget problems. we've got serious problems in dealing with the challenges in terms of the middle east on cyber. there are a number of areas that simply were not that well covered that deal with what a secretary of defense has to do and that concerned me. >> but nothing concerned -- this man will be your new boss replacing secretary panetta. is there anything in that hearing that concerned you? there are a lot of folks who thought he just doesn't seem prepared? >> no, i had the same reaction secretary panetta had. i was actually more surprised about what wasn't discussed than what was, and in my context with the senator, sena
hagel did? >> well, these hearings are tough, especially when everybody is targeting you. i guess i was really disappointed that a lot of that hearing focused on the past as opposed to the challenges that a secretary of defense has to confront. >> you know capitol hill. you got a record. what else do you move on? >> i understand. you also have to talk about what a secretary of defense has to face, a war on afghanistan, we've got sequester problems and budget problems. we've...